Banned Book Week

September 27-October 4, 2008

Rainbow Boys

2008

Removed from the Webster (NY) Central School District summer reading list for high-school students
after receiving complaints from parents. A year later the book returned to the list after district
officials reviewed the process used to select books on the list.

2007

Removed from the Webster (NY) Central School District summer reading list for high-school students
after receiving complaints from parents.

2006

Challenged in the Fayetteville (AR) High School library. The complainant also submitted a list of more than 50 books, citing the books as too sexually
explicit and promoting homosexuality.

2005

Challenged in Montgomery County (TX) Memorial Library System along with 15 other young adult books with gay positive themes
by the Library Patrons of Texas.